My new girl! ~UPDATE WITH PICTURES~ page 2

[BritinMO]

Congrats! Is she the only one you have?

 

[The Red Rooster]

Thank you, Kevin and critters.

@ BritinMO

Yes she is my only guinea. I wouldn't have bought her by herself if it wasn't the fact that she was raised with chickens. The lady we bought her from said she would never hang out with the other guineas. Right now she is blending perfectly in with my chickens. She seems really happy!

~AnnElise

 

[DCasper]

Good looking bird, congratulations

 

[blessedchick]

She is beautiful! Huge congratulations!

 

[PeepsCA]

Gorgeous heavily Pied Pearl Grey

I hatched hundreds of them last season and kept 14 that look just like her (plus 35 or more others of various colors,lol). She looks like a Hen to me as well. But the only 2 reliable ways to be sure are if she buck-wheats, or if she lays an egg, lol. Is she the only Guinea you have? If not, the others in your flock may take the time accepting her. Her casque/top of her head looks a little beat up... did she get pecked a bunch already, or did that happen while she was being caught and transported? A little plain Neosporin will help her heal up. If she was already injured like that when you got her, she may have been the low bird in her old flock, so she may always be timid...

Keep us update on how she's doing! Congrats!

 

[melroseladi]

I have 2 adult hens. One is rarely vocal while the other buck-wheets all day long, non-stop. My almost 6 month old that they are raising just started buck-wheeting a couple of weeks ago and is not very vocal. She goes in spurts, buck-wheeting for hours non-stop and then nothing for days. I thought for sure she was a he. My other 6 month olds that are penned have been buck-wheeting forever it seems, and are very vocal.

 

[perchie.girl]

I have 2 adult hens. One is rarely vocal while the other buck-wheets all day long, non-stop. My almost 6 month old that they are raising just started buck-wheeting a couple of weeks ago and is not very vocal. She goes in spurts, buck-wheeting for hours non-stop and then nothing for days. I thought for sure she was a he. My other 6 month olds that are penned have been buck-wheeting forever it seems, and are very vocal.

I have seven Guineas and one is very very quiet. I was assuming it was a He I wasnt going by wattles because I have two females that have big wide ones that stick out. I am going to have to look at posture more to see if the one that I thought was male is actually female. This would make me very happy if he is a she. That would mean I would have four females and three males rather than the other way around.

 

[melroseladi]

Yeah I definitely can't go by wattles either since my hens have different shapes and sizes of wattles as well.

 

[The Red Rooster]

Sorry about not responding. Things have been pretty hectic lately..

Miss Guinea is getting along well with her chicken pals!

...well.. sort of.. lol! They still are figuring things out.



I let her out of the coop today for the second time. She did really good! She just follows the chickens everywhere. I didn't have any problem with her running off. She seems pretty content with her buddy's.

 

[The Red Rooster]

Gorgeous heavily Pied Pearl Grey

I hatched hundreds of them last season and kept 14 that look just like her (plus 35 or more others of various colors,lol). She looks like a Hen to me as well. But the only 2 reliable ways to be sure are if she buck-wheats, or if she lays an egg, lol. Is she the only Guinea you have? If not, the others in your flock may take the time accepting her. Her casque/top of her head looks a little beat up... did she get pecked a bunch already, or did that happen while she was being caught and transported? A little plain Neosporin will help her heal up. If she was already injured like that when you got her, she may have been the low bird in her old flock, so she may always be timid...

Keep us update on how she's doing! Congrats!

She is the only guinea. The lady I bought her from said that she never wanted to hang out with the other guineas. She only wants to be with the chickens! That's only reason why I bought her alone.

She did get a little beat up by my hen. I had to keep them separate for awhile. They seem to be accepting her better now. Her wounds are healing really good. I think part of her problem was when she banged her head against the chain link fence. It didn't happen when she was being transported.

I will keep everyone updated on her! And thanks!